Science Is Constantly Evolving

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NCSE Director of Community Science Education Kate Carter
NCSE Director of Community Science Education Kate Carter
Evolution education inoculates against fake science
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing and this is never more true than when examining evolution. Since 1859, unscrupulous actors have used a poor understanding of Darwin’s work to justify eugenics, subjugate other nations, and rationalize socially deleterious behaviors. (And equally unscrupulous…
Buster the dog
Buster the dog
Evolution: My Story
Joseph L. Graves
Joseph L. Graves
Making sense of biology
I am a lineal academic descendent of the Russian-born geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky, who said in his famous 1973 essay: "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution." No truer words have ever been penned in our field. Evolution holds the same position in biology as cosmology…
Lacey Wieser
Lacey Wieser
Why evolution is critical to science education
As a child, I thought the natural world was fascinating and full of amazing things to explore and learn, and was constantly asking questions. It wasn’t until later in life that I realized that many of my childhood questions could be answered simply by understanding evolution. Learning about…
Robert T. Pennock
Robert T. Pennock
Why teach (and learn) about evolution?
Why teach evolution? A school administrator might answer simply that the district teaches evolution because it a required part of the science curriculum. Evolution is in the standards and a school would be derelict in its educational duty if its textbooks and curriculum failed to include it.…
Lisa White
Lisa White
Why Teach Evolution at a Natural History Museum?
Teaching evolution is fundamental to understanding and explaining the diversity of life around us. Supported by multiple lines of evidence, evolution has the broad power to explain biological phenomena on small and large scales. By understanding how evolutionary changes occur, scientists can make…
two wagon wheels
two wagon wheels
Let's not reinvent the outreach wheel
During the summer of 2019, one of our Graduate Student Outreach Fellows planned to lead a no-conflict training with the "Graduate Outreach Club" at her university. A few days before this was scheduled, I got an email from the president of the "Share Your Science" organization at that same…
Next Generation Science Standards
Next Generation Science Standards
Arizona bill seeks to include NGSS-style climate change in state standards
Arizona's Senate Bill 1368, introduced on January 29, 2020, by Juan Mendez (D-District 26), would, if enacted, revise the state science standards to "include instruction on climate change using the 2013 Next Generation Science Standards." Climate change is already part of one of the "Core Ideas…
NCSE Teacher John Mead with students
NCSE Teacher John Mead with students
Evolution: Weaving a Tapestry of Scientific Understanding
When I tell people that my sixth-grade life science course is based on evolution, I get some interesting looks. Some of those looks are because most folks think I am certifiable just for loving to teach sixth-graders! However, after they get past that, they are puzzled by the idea that I dedicate…

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